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Forum: Digital Processing, Software, and Printing
11-30-2011, 06:12 AM
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Gospel. This is exactly what I'm finding out, as a relative newcomer to digital photography. I picked up a copy of Lightroom not long after I bought my first DSLR about a year ago, and I was amazed and delighted by how many crappy low-light shots I was able to salvage with it. But it's hugely frustrating when I'm reviewing pics after a day out and find one that's perfectly composed, but slightly out of whack focus-wise, and you know not even Lightroom can save it. It tends to happen the most when I'm out shooting random people at an event or something. I think I'm so eager to capture those fleeting moments that I'm jumping the gun before I'm sure of the shot. The pain of looking at those pics later has taught me to slow down a little and double-check my focus before I pull the trigger.
But as you say, almost every other exposure issue can be corrected, or at least greatly improved, with PP. I get the impression that some old-schoolers are grumpy over the fact that some newer photographers use PP as a "crutch" to cover poor exposure techniques. But my attitude is - who cares how you arrived at the final image? If you did it all in camera, good for you! If you fixed an under-exposure after the fact, who's gonna know unless you tell them? The image is gonna look the same to most viewers. And besides, composition is what really separates the men from the boys in this game, and that's not something you can fix in post (well, besides cropping).
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
11-26-2011, 02:22 PM
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Just spent way too much time browsing this thread! I've always been afraid to push past 3200, but the pics you guys are posting here are giving me the courage to experiment with ridiculously high ISOs.
A few I took at an All Hallows event put on by the Ohio Historical Society, with the K-7 and a 50mm 1.4 prime. Night event with lots of dark buildings and tents lit only by candlelight. First time I really played with ISOs higher than 800.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
11-26-2011, 10:59 AM
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Thanks for the encouraging words! No saturation on the leafy barded wire fence shot, slight saturation on the blue ramp pic, and pretty heavy saturation on the observation deck. I think I may have gone a little saturation crazy on the latter. I'd just started playing with Lightroom, and was a little heavy-handed with my editing.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
11-26-2011, 08:06 AM
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A few pics I took during a bike ride with the camera slung over my shoulder. Fun way to spend a Saturday afternoon!
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
11-26-2011, 07:08 AM
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Really love those castle pics. The combination of grey sky and old stonework creates a nice evocative mood. I visited Edinburgh years ago during a hitchhiking trip up and down the British Isles, and your pics are a hell of a lot better than the ones I took!
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
11-25-2011, 10:58 AM
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Hi all! Another former lurker finally registering with the forum.
Pretty new to photography in general, and this forum was a great source for testimonials when I was shopping around for my first DSLR about a year ago, not least because the informed folks on here convinced me that Pentax has as much to offer as Canon and Nikon (I'd gotten the impression that Pentax fans were pretty enthusiastic about the brand, but I needed some reassurance that they weren't just being contrarians!)
Ended up buying a K-7, and I've been more than happy with my choice. Since then I've picked up a couple more lenses and purchased Lightroom for post-processing. Still very much a newbie, but loving photography as a hobby so far. Perfect intersection of creativity and gadget geekery! Finding the process of learning better composition, exposure, and post-processing techniques really engrossing and fun.
Looking forward to engaging with the Pentax community!
--Brian
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